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“Blatant attempt to rip away health insurance”: Medicaid system suspended nationwide, senator says

“Blatant attempt to rip away health insurance”: Medicaid system suspended nationwide, senator says

The shutdown comes as Trump’s budget office ordered a suspension of most federal spending Published January 28, 2025 4:17PM (EST) Senator Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, speaks during a Senate Finance hearing to examine lowering health care costs for Americans, focusing on the Inflation Reduction Act, on Capitol Hill on September

Competition Remains Elusive in Private Insurance Market

Competition Remains Elusive in Private Insurance Market

Competition among US private insurance companies has generally declined since 2011 in large-group, small-group, and individual markets, a government report found. However, the trend has slowed or even reversed in some states over the past few years. Meanwhile, an American Medical Association (AMA) analysis warns that “the vast majority of health insurance markets remain stubbornly

‘Would he have lived?’ When insurance companies deny cancer care to patients

‘Would he have lived?’ When insurance companies deny cancer care to patients

Dec. 27, 2024, 10:00 AM UTC Angela Pike’s husband, Tracy, had just celebrated his 45th birthday when he was diagnosed with Stage 4 stomach cancer. A father of three and the maintenance chief of a Louisville, Kentucky, skyscraper, Pike immediately started chemotherapy, which reduced the size of the tumor his doctor had discovered. While continuing